Thomas Ferguson STERLING

(b. 27 August 1854 , Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 December 1919 , Chicago, Illinois, USA )

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Thomas Ferguson STERLING was born 27 August 1854 in Pennsylvania, USA

Thomas Ferguson STERLING was the child of William STERLING and Elizabeth ROBINSON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thomas Ferguson married Effie MAHONEY 12 March 1876 in Livingston, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Effie MAHONEY was born 10 November 1859 in Fairbury, Livingston, Illinois, USA. Effie died 12 May 1923 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Effie was the child of Patrick J MAHONEY and Hannah M SMITH.

Thomas Ferguson STERLING died 22 December 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Thomas Ferguson STERLING married

Effie MAHONEY-- Date: 12 March 1876 Place: Livingston, Illinois, USA
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Effie MAHONEY was the child of Patrick J MAHONEY and Hannah M SMITH

Name: Effie Mahoney
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1859
Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1876
Marriage Place: Livingston, Illinois, USA
Spouse:
Thomas Sterling

Name: Thomas Sterling
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1854
Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1876
Marriage Place: Livingston, Illinois, USA
Spouse:
Effie Mahoney

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Children of Thomas Ferguson STERLING and Effie MAHONEY:

Villa D (Sivilla) STERLING (b.March 1882, , Illinois, USA d. , )
m. Christopher HOUSER 19 April 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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1854 Birth
27 August 1854
Pennsylvania, USA

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Name: Thomas Sterling
Age in 1870: 17
Birth Date: abt 1853
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mahanoy City
Occupation: Laborer
Father of Foreign Birth: Yes
Mother of Foreign Birth: Yes
Inferred Father:
William Sterling
Household Members Age
James Gasaway
43
Mary Gasaway
37
Anetta Gasaway
15
Lizie Gasaway
11
Mary E Gasaway
9
Sallie Gasaway
6
Margaret Gasaway
4
Alex Gasaway
3
William Sterling
44
Thomas Sterling 17
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 Marriage / Partner
Thomas Ferguson STERLING and Effie MAHONEY 12 March 1876, Livingston, Illinois, USA

He was 21 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Birth of Child
Villa D (Sivilla) STERLING was born March 1882, , Illinois, USA

Thomas Ferguson was 27 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Marriage of Child
Villa D (Sivilla) STERLING married 19 April 1908, Chicago, Illinois, USA to Christopher HOUSER

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Chicago, Illinois
Name: Thomas F Sterling
Age in 1910: 56
Birth Date: 1854
[1854]
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois, USA
Street: Perry Avenue
House Number: 7336
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Effie Sterling
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Repairs Motor
Industry: Car Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 34
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
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Household Members Age Relationship
Thomas F Sterling 56 Head
Effie Sterling
50 Wife
Villa D Houser
26 Daughter
Ruby Sterling
16 Daughter
Chris Houser
30 Son-in-law
Leo Merrill
20 Lodger
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

Death
Name: Thomas Ferguson Sterling
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1854
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 20 Dec 1919
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 22 Dec 1919
Burial Place: Fairbury, Ills.
Death Age: 65
Occupation: Motor Repairman
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Male
Father Name: William Sterling
Father Birth Place: England
Mother Name: Elizabeth Robinson
Mother Birth Place: Scotland
Spouse Name: Effie Mahoney Sterling
FHL Film Number: 1852837

Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
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